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Madrid is experiencing a hot day with haze, known as calima, blanketing the northern part of the region on Tuesday 10 June. Local outlets report rising temperatures alongside possible thunderstorms. People are checking the forecast as the mix of heat, dust and unstable weather affects daily plans across the Spanish capital.
- 2Solar panels found to slow dust storms▼Solar panels have a surprising side effect: Stopping dust storm.
Large solar panel installations appear to have an unexpected environmental benefit: reducing or halting dust storms. Writing in Anthropocene Magazine, researchers describe how arrays of panels act as windbreaks, calming the airflow that lifts dust from dry soil and stabilising the ground beneath them. The finding adds to debate about whether large-scale solar farms could help fight land degradation in arid regions.
- 3Solar panels found to slow dust storms, study claims●Solar panels have (another) surprising side effect: Stopping dust storms in their tracks
Large solar farms appear to reduce dust storms by stabilising the ground and lowering wind speeds near the surface, according to reporting by Anthropocene Magazine. The finding adds to a growing list of unexpected benefits attributed to solar panels, alongside clean power, shade effects and possible land restoration in dry regions. Readers are debating how significant the effect is and whether it could be replicated in desert areas prone to severe dust events.